Union County Emergency Notification System

Sign up here for Union County/Alert Iowa Alerts! In the event of an emergency or severe weather, an alert will be sent to the phone number and/or email address provided by voice, text and/or email.

This is a free service provided by Union County and the State of Iowa however, normal message fees may apply. To receive text messages to your cell phone, your cell phone must have text messaging capabilities. Notifications are dependent upon external providers and receipt of notifications by the intended recipient cannot be guaranteed.

Alerts sent from Union County will originate from 69310 for text messages, (641) 555-5555 for voice notifications, and donotreply@unioncountyalerts.com for email. Please be sure to save these in your phone and/or address book.

In order to receive both text and voice alerts, you must enter your cell phone number twice. Select the “Text” option the first time and the “Voice” option the second time.

Register below for any automated weather warnings that you would like to receive.

Blizzard Warning

Civil Danger Warning

Excessive Heat Warning

Extreme Cold Warning

Extreme Wind Warning

Flash Flood Warning

Flood Warning

Freeze Warning

Hard Freeze Warning

Hazardous Materials Warning

Heavy Snow Warning

High Wind Warning

Ice Storm Warning

Law Enforcement Warning

Red Flag Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Shelter in Place Warning

Sleet Warning

Storm Warning

Tornado Warning

Wind Chill Warning

Winter Storm Warning

Register below for any automated weather watches that you would like to receive.

Blizzard Watch

Excessive Heat Watch

Extreme Cold Watch

Fire Weather Watch

Flash Flood Watch

Flood Watch

Freeze Watch

Hard Freeze Watch

High Wind Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Storm Watch

Tornado Watch

Wind Chill Watch

Winter Storm Watch

Select any communities you would like to receive alerts for.

Afton

Arispe

Creston

Cromwell

Lorimor

Shannon City

Thayer

Voluntary Registry for Individuals with Functional or Transportation Needs
During an emergency, knowing the location of persons with functional, medical, or transportation
needs is important for emergency responders. If there is a person(s) with any of those needs at your
location please select all of the categories below that apply. This information will only be used during
emergencies/disasters to ensure appropriate services are available.